BBF3CE

#BBF3CE closest to Smell the Mint

#BBF3CE is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Smell the Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 95.3% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(187, 243, 206)). Its HSL value is 140° hue, 70% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 5% black. #BBF3CE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.82:1.

#BBF3CE color conversion

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Variations of #BBF3CE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBF3CE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBF3CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF3CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 86% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E9E3D0
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F3EACC
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E5ECCD
  • Deuteranopia 86% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E9E3D0
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DDE9CF
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2F2E8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7F3DB
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E6E6E6
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DCE9E0

#BBF3CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.25:1 Very poor#BBF3CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.82:1 Super#BBF3CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF3CE in CSS

/* Smell the Mint */
.color { color: #BBF3CE; }
.background { background-color: #BBF3CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF3CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 243 206);
color: hsl(140 70% 84%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.076 155.7);

#BBF3CE FAQ

What color is #BBF3CE?

#BBF3CE is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBF3CE?

#BBF3CE is rgb(187, 243, 206) in RGB, hsl(140, 70%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(23%, 0%, 15%, 5%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF3CE?

The complementary color of #BBF3CE is #F3BBE0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF3CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF3CE: 16.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF3CE a warm or cool color?

#BBF3CE is a cool color.